Doug Jones: “While we came up short in this election, we accomplished so much together that I believe will bode well for Alabama in…”

My goal, one of my goals, has always been to just have a competitive two-party system in this state.

But this campaign was never about me; it was always about giving the people of Alabama choices, fresh ideas, and hope for a better future.

Just for you, I embarrassed the hell out of myself. As you have heard from this stage, tomorrow we have a historic opportunity to change the direction of this state.

I make no illusions about the challenges. I’ve said that in my town halls. This is not going to be, ‘These are the things that we want to do, and we’re going to do everything we can to try to find a way to do them.’